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John Battiston

  • Content Writer, Dotted Line
Richmond
Covers:  Education, crime, business, lifestyle, arts and entertainment
Christ-follower, copywriter, cinephile, husband. Please help me stop buying books.

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I am a full-time newspaper reporter whose areas of writing expertise include local education, crime, lifestyle, real estate, music and film. A recent graduate of Virginia Tech, I spent two years on the editorial staff of the weekly student newspaper, The Collegiate Times, and frequently contributed to its Lifestyles section. I am also the producer and host of a film podcast, Reel Underdogs, as well as the main proprietor of the entertainment blog ReelUnderdogs.com. Outside my life of making wor…

What was your first job as a journalist?

Lifestyles staff writer, Collegiate Times

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Once. Not for anything official, though

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

William Miller ("Almost Famous")

Awards

Virginia Press Association Award

2019 - First Place: Critical Writing

For reviews or critical reporting on music, food, books, art or the performing arts; by a single writer. (Awarded for body of work)

Virginia Press Association Award

2019 - First Place: Video

For web video produced by a publication staff member and posted on the publication’s web site or posted to social media. (Awarded video: "The Sound of Survival: A Place to Be")

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